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M151 Protector with an M2 heavy machine gun on an M1126 Stryker vehicle. The Protector RWS is a remotely controlled weapons station (RWS) that can be mounted to vehicles and stationary platforms. It has been in full scale production since December 2001.
A Kongsberg/Thales Protector M151 with an M2 heavy machine gun on a M1126 Stryker The operator screen of a RWS installed on U.S. Army Stryker A heavy FLW 200 made by Krauss-Maffei Wegmann for the German Army A light remote weapon system made by OTO Melara Iberica A Sea Rogue fitted with a 12.7 mm machine gun mounted on a Valour class frigate of the South African Navy
After an open solicitation Kongsberg Protech Systems (Kongsberg Gruppen, Norway and Johnstown, PA) won the CROWS II contract with a variant of their M151 PROTECTOR, which is also used on the Stryker M1126 infantry carrier vehicle.
The Stryker is a full-time four-wheel drive, selectively eight-wheel drive, armored vehicle weighing approximately 19t which carries an infantry squad with their equipment. On paved roads the vehicle can attain speeds of 62 miles per hour (100 km/h) without a governor and 35 miles per hour (56 km/h) with a governor.
With the exception of some specialized variants, the primary armament of the Stryker is a Protector M151 Remote Weapon Station with 12.7 mm (.50 in) M2 machine gun, 7.62 mm M240B machine gun, or 40 mm Mk 19 grenade launcher. The choice of armament was driven by many factors.
View of Protector (RWS). The TAPV is slated to have a remote weapons system based on the M151 Protector. [3] The weapon system is called the Dual Remote Weapon System, and can mount both a C6 7.62 mm general purpose machine gun and either a HK GMG 40 mm automatic grenade launcher or a M2HB 12.7 mm heavy machine gun.
M1114 HMMWV 4 × 4 weapon carrier with improved armour protection; M1115 HMMWV 4 × 4 self-propelled TOW missile launcher; M1116 4 × 4 armored security vehicle; M1117 armored security vehicle, Guardian, 4 × 4 armored security vehicle based on the V-100 Commando, M1120 HEMTT Load Handling System (LHS) M1121 HMMWV 4 × 4 self-propelled TOW ...
The Truck, Utility, ¼-Ton, 4×4, or simply M151 was the successor to the Korean War M38 and M38A1 Jeep Light Utility Vehicles. The M151 had an integrated body design which offered a little more space than prior jeeps, and featured all-around independent suspension with coil springs.